Ira Herman
Programs: Biomedical Sciences

Biography
Education
- BA, Biology, SUNY, Buffalo
- PhD, Cell & Molecular Biology, Tulane University
Publications
Sheets AR, Demidova-Rice TN, Shi L, Ronfard V, Grover KV, Herman IM. 2016. Identification and characterization of novel matrix-derived bioactive peptides: A role for collagenase from Santyl® ointment in post-debridement wound healing? PLoS One 11: e0159598.
Sheets AR, Massey CJ, Cronk SM, Iafrati MD, Herman IM. 2016. Matrix- and plasma-derived peptides promote tissue-specific injury responses and wound healing in diabetic swine. J Transl Med. 14: 197.
Sheets AR, Durham JT, Herman IM. 2016. Quantitative imaging-based examination of pericytes controlling endothelial growth dynamics and angiogenesis. Methods Mol Biol. 1430: 221-229.
Durham JT, Dulmovits BM, Cronk SM, Sheets AR, Herman IM. 2015. Pericyte chemomechanics and the angiogenic switch: insights into the pathogenesis of proliferative diabetic retinopathy? Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci. 56: 3441-3459.
Cronk SM, Kelly-Goss MR, Ray HC, Mendel TA, Hoehn KL, Bruce AC, Dey BK, Guendel AM, Tavakol DN, Herman IM, Peirce SM, Yates PA 2015. Adipose-derived stem cells from diabetic mice show impaired vascular stabilization in a murine model of diabetic retinopathy. Stem Cells Transl Med. 4: 459-467.
Durham JT, Surks HK, Dulmovits BM, Herman IM. 2014. Pericyte contractility controls endothelial cell cycle progression and sprouting: Insights into angiogenic switch mechanics. Am J Physiol Cell Physiol. 307: C878-C892.